System and method for cooling a heat-generating device
US8046113B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2224/73253
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for cooling a heat-generating device, comprising setting a reference surface temperature of the heat-generating device, measuring a temperature of a surface of the heat-generating device, measuring a temperature gradient based on temperature measurements of two or more different locations on the heat-generating device, implementing a closed-loop control based on the reference surface temperature, the measured surface temperature, and the measured temperature gradient of the heat-generating device to compute a rate of application of a cooling material to the surface of the heat-generating device, and providing a command to apply the cooling material to the surface of the heat-generating device at the calculated rate to cool the heat-generating device.
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